Hose-supporter.



L. G. STUKBNBORG.

HOSE SUPPORTER.

APPLICATION FILED APR.19, 1912.

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LOUIS C. STUKENIBORG, OF BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA.

HOSE-SUPPORTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 19,1913.

Application filed April 19, 1912. Serial No. 691,878.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Louis C. SIUKENBORG, a citizen of the United Statesof America, and resident of Birmingham, in the county of Jefferson andState of Alabama, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inI'Iose-Supporters, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a garment supporting device and particularlyto a garment clasp designed for use in connection with garmentsupporters, the invention being particularly adapted for use inconnection with hose supporters.

An object of the invention is to provide a garment clasp of the typeshown in my patent, numbered 928,600, bearing date of June 1, 1909, thepresent invention being an improvement on the garment clasp describedand claimed in the said patent.

An object of this invention is to provide a clasp of the characternoted, the same being provided with novel means for anchoring andretaining a cushion designed to increase the friction between thegarment and the clasp.

A further object of this invention is to provide the clasp with recessesor seats, one of which is formed in the outer edge thereof and the otherof whichis produced by the formation of the notch therein for thereception of the garment.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists inthe details of construction and in the arrangement and combination ofparts to be hereinafter more fully set forth and claimed.

In describing the invention in detail, ref erence will be had to theaccompanying drawings forming part of this specification wherein likecharacters denote corresponding parts in the several views and in which'Figure 1 illustrates a view in elevation of a garment support with theclasp applied thereto; Fig. 2 illustrates a detail view of the claspwith the cushion omitted; and Fig. 8 illustrates a sectional view on theline 33 of Fig. 2.

In these drawings, I have shown a clasp having an eyelet or loop t forthe reception of a Webbing or other agent by which the clasp isconnected to a body-engaging member, that portion of the claspcontaining the eyelet or loop being increased in area as compared withthe corresponding portion in the patent in order to give increasedbearing surface for the hand of the operator in attaching the grip tothe hose.

The clasp is struck from a single piece of metal and the lower partthereof is provided with a slot forming the aws 5 and 6 which arepreferably approximately parallel, one of the said jaws being integralwith the portion of the clasp containing the slot 4, whereas the otherjaw being integral with the first mentioned jaw is supported thereby.The free end of that portion of the clasp containing the jaw 6 ispreferably curved to form an eye 7 just as the similar part is describedin the patent. The end of the clasp remote from the suspending means orthe portion containing the loop or eyelet 4; is notched or recessed asshown at 8 forming a seat for a cushion 9, which cushion extends throughthe slot or opening between the jaws 5 and 6 and through the side 8 andmay be in the form of a rubber band which can be applied by passing thesame over the free end of the jaw 6. The proportions of this clasp areslightly changed as compared with the clasp shown in the patent, in thatthe portion of the clasp between the lower or inner end of the slot andthe edge of the clasp is slightly longer to compensate for the reductionin strength of the clasp due to the formation of the seat or notch 8 inthe end thereof. The clasp of this invention, therefore, will prove assatisfactory, so far as strength and durability are concerned, as theclasp disclosed in the patent, but it will have the added featureheretofore indicated of providing a cushion to increase the frictionbetween the garment and the clasp to pre vent tearing or wear on thefabric of the garment being supported.

I claim A garment fastener comprising a member having a slot, said slotforming jaws, the portion connecting the jaws being notched, said jawsadapted to clamp a garment therebetween, a circular elastic cushioningmember held by said notched portion, said cushioning member adapted toprevent slipping of the garment clamped between the jaws.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

LOUIS C. STUKENBORG.

WVitnesses W. P. MoCRossIN, NANNIE L. EWING.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe ,0 Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G.

